No longer eating vegetables

[Rhian]

As some may or may not know, my rabbit Briar recently passed. She had been living side-by-side to my other rabbit, Oliver, but they were by no means bonded. They had had several bonding sessions and while there was progress, it was definitely slow going and I was looking at probably several more weeks/months until they were capable of living together.

Ever since she died, Oliver isn’t eating his vegetables. He used to be perfect, ate the entire bowl each night besides maybe the odd leaf or two. Now he may eat half, or a light nibble and very rarely will he eat the whole thing. He’s still eating his hay and his pellets, his poo looks great and he’s still got a lot of energy, but he’s definitely a bit more surly.

Would he be mourning the loss of Briar? I know she took it hard for quite a while after Quinn left, but they had been bonded together for years. Oliver had only met her a handful of times without bars and it wasn’t exactly a civil meeting each time (she had a fun-filled habit of ripping a tuft of fur off of him when he got too close too quickly).

[Rhian]

Okay, I don’t know if this is an update or anything, but I tried giving him a bit less last night and I put it on a flat plate versus the usual bowl. He ate pretty much all of it besides a few leaves. I’ll try this again tonight and see if it actually helps or not.

[Azerane]

Hey, seems that he’s eating his veggies again which is great. I could certainly imagine it having been a result of missing Briar, it would be strange to have another bunny that was always there next to you, suddenly not there. I’m glad he’s eating them again, though strange that it was only after you offered them on a different plate. Any success is good though Keep us posted.

[Bunbun]

I think he is mourning Briar. Perhaps the bowl reminded him of Briar. You know, maybe they were good friends, even if they didn’t show it!

[Bam]

I’m sure he feels the loss of Briar. Just having another bunny around even if they weren’t close friends. I’m glad to hear he’s eating his veg again.

[jerseygirl]

Is he your only rabbit now? If you have another, or even cat or dog, try giving their food at the same time and see if his interest picks up.

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